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Convicted murderer sues wife of man he killed

A convicted murderer is suing the wife of the man he killed 17 years ago.

Larry Shandola, serving a 31-year sentence in Washington state prison, is suing Paula Henry for defamation, after she spoke out against him transferring to a Canadian prison. Shandola is a Canadian citizen and had requested a transfer.

According to The StarPhoenix, “Shandola is seeking $100,000 in damages from Paula Henry, plus the same amount from three other witnesses named in the lawsuit — including a victims-of-crime advocate — who had also objected to the prisoner’s proposed transfer to Canada.”

In 1995, Bob Henry was shot in the face by a masked man, according to komonews.com. Three years later, the murder weapon was found.

Paula Henry suspected her husband’s former business partner Shandola, and helped keep the investigation alive for several more years until there was enough evidence against Shandola.

He was convicted in September 2001 and sentenced to prison for a term of 31 years and eight months, according to the report.

Washington attorney John Ladenburg is representing Henry and was to appear in court today.

“We’re asking not only for the court to throw this out,” he told The StarPhoenix, “but we’re also asking the (state) legislature to create a new law here that says anybody convicted of a violent crime — like murder, rape, armed robbery — cannot sue anybody involved in the case without the permission of the presiding judge.”